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- Why is the word “oriental” considered offensive? - Reddit
Oriental is less accurate because the orient includes those places you listed The eastern terminal of the Orient Express was in Istanbul “Orient” basically means “east of Europe” Reply reply More replies Swagganosaurus • Reply reply tequilathehun • Reply reply Reality_Break_ • Reply reply more repliesMore repliesMore replies
- Is the word Oriental Derogatory? : r asian - Reddit
Is the word Oriental Derogatory? I think I could google this but I'd like a direct answer from real people So my family lives in the southern US and the older people say Oriental like, a lot I default to simply saying asian, but idk I asked my grandma what it means and she loosely said it means Asian but specific to China, Japan, Korea, etc
- Is the word oriental offensive? : r NoStupidQuestions - Reddit
Oriental used in reference to objects is a part of that history but is also tied in with a history of Asian Inspired Art By Non-Asians— so if you’re not sure of the origin of an object, there is a rational behind calling objects Oriental Additionally, a lot of art museums still designate collections of art and artifacts as “Oriental” in order to group both Asian Made Pieces and Pieces
- Decent Oriental Adventures for 5E? : r dndnext - Reddit
The old Oriental Adventures books are dated nowadays I'd say But there's some great modern books For example, there's The Koryo Hall of Adventures which is a great campaign setting based on Korean mythology It also comes with an optional new character class (shaman), also based on Korean mythology I have a hard copy of it and it's great
- Why is the word Oriental considered an offensive term in . . . - Reddit
The justification I heard is that Oriental is used for objects like rugs so it's dehumanizing to use it for people In the UK though Oriental is still in use and is not considered offensive
- Why is it offensive to say oriental? : r AskReddit
I have oriental flavored ramen noodles, oriental rugs, a lot of old literature uses the word orient Yet, I called a person Oriental, and the room went silent I had no idea this happened When did it become a bad word? Nobody told me I have since been told to use Asian, which is fine, though a little less specific After doing a little research, in some languages and countries the orient
- Whats your take on the term Oriental? - Reddit
What does "Oriental Art" even refer to? East Asian art? Art from the Islamic world? From the Indian subcontinent? All of these different art cultures can be considered "oriental" by definition, but which one do you mean? If you pick one of them, for instance, East Asian, then you reveal the first flaw of the term: you could literally just say "East Asian Art" and be more concise and
- Oriental Orthodoxy - Reddit
Oriental Orthodox view on the Monarchy of the Father? To me, this is the view that makes the most sense I know it's not about what makes 'sense' and what doesn't, but I wonder what role the belief in the Monarchy of the Father plays in Oriental Orthodoxy, and if it is accepted
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